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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Chris Christie Says He'll Track Immigrants Like Fed Ex Packages

Laconia, New Hampshire (CNN)Chris Christie said Saturday that if elected president, he will track undocumented immigrants like FedEx packages.

"I'm
going to have Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, come work for the
government for three months. Just come for three months to Immigration
and Customs Enforcement and show these people," the New Jersey governor
said at a town hall event here.

Christie added that while FedEx can track boxes, the U.S. can't track undocumented immigrants.

"You
go online and at any moment, FedEx can tell you where that package is,"
he said. "Yet we let people come into this country with visas, and the
minute they come in, we lose track of them."

Christie
added, "We need to have a system that tracks you from the moment you
come in and then when your time is up," he said. "However long your visa
is, then we go get you and tap you on the shoulder and say, 'Excuse me,
it's time to go.'"

Christie went on to say that all this talk about "anchor babies" makes the Republican Party look hostile to immigrants.

Oh, but saying you're going to track them like Fed Ex packages doesn't?

All four of my grandparents were immigrants as were my elder aunts and uncles. As an ESL teacher, I have taught thousands of immigrants; both legal and illegal. Immigrants today like immigrants in the past have arrived at our shores seeking to improve their lives. My governor is a disgrace to a state teeming with immigrants.